Right after Jack Romano kills in man in the line of duty, he finds out his bemoaned first love's wife has died in childbirth and his ex-lover killed himself, leaving their sickly newborn to Jack. Carlo Del Monte has been chasing Jack for nine months and sees the baby -- Isabella, Bella for short -- as an opportunity to get Jack in his house, as well as his bed, permanently. The two men set up housekeeping with the help of friends and Carlo's big Italian family. Then little Bella ends up in the intensive care since she lacks immunity to childhood diseases. Can Jack and Carlo find their way in this new relationship? As partners, husbands, fathers? Will the two be able to form a strong bond ... and an even stronger family?

Beau's Baby

“She doesn’t even have a will to overturn. The only thing in the will was that Mr. Romano got custody of Bella. Beau made sure the monetary distribution was ironclad by distributing it to Jack before Bella was born,” Jake contributed.


“Jack, Carlo, I’m supposed to represent Bella’s best interests in this matter and I’m very happy you retained Jake as her attorney. Confidentially, as far as I’m concerned, a grandmother who abandoned her own child is not to be trusted with another. Especially when she finds out that Bella isn’t a meal ticket.”


“I just hope we don’t get a homophobic judge,” Jack said in anguish.


“There is only one on the bench in Monmouth County and he doesn’t work in family court.”


“I’m going to put in a request for Judge Stottlemeyer. He’s a friend of yours, Jake, as I recall.” Sara Friedman smiled sweetly.


Jake smiled. “Yes he is. He married me and my Davey.”


“Well then, I’ll see you in Mr. Hyland’s office at three.”


Chapter 54